If you would like to meet with me outside of these times to get help with class, ask about research, or just to talk about computer science in general, please stop by my office anytime! You can also always email me so we can set up a specific time to meet!

My research focus is in digital privacy and security on mobile devices. Recently, I've been interested in security and privacy in the new Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. If you're a student interested in doing research with me it is highly recommended that you take some classes of mine, especially CPS 379.

My research currently focuses on software updates on the Google Play app store. I wrote an app to help study other apps! It records information about when applications on your device are installed, uninstalled, or updated. Please install it to help us gather data and contribute to this research project!

Security and vulnerability concerns of rapid updates. If you are interested please feel free to ask questions!

App update information is sent to F&M but it is stored under a fake name. When you install this app you will be contributing to ongoing academic research. This application is free and open source software distributed under the GPL v3.0 software license. https://github.com/fmresearchnovak/updatetimingcollector